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mr_lebowski

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95. Maybe I can spell this out in a more understandable fashion ...

Tue Nov 10, 2020, 05:00 PM

Nov 2020

The OP (and tweet) says that the driver refused to tow a car with a Biden sticker on it.

This could mean one of two things:
a) The driver was called on at the owner request to tow his vehicle. Driver is an asshole.
b) The driver was called on either by the cops or a property owner or someone other than the driver to tow the car (away, which will cost the owner a bundle and be a huge inconvenience) and he saw a Biden sticker and refused to tow it. Driver is way cool.

Just because a driver has a AAA sticker on the truck doesn't mean they don't ALSO tow cars in the punitive way as well as the helpful way. Most AAA tow truck drivers do NOT work for AAA, they are contractors. As was true here.

The complaint was that the Tweet/OP was not specific as to these two wildly diverging possibilities WRT the underlying story.

Make sense now?

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This AAA employee is refusing to tow a car with a Biden sticker on the vehicle. Let's make him famo [View all] riversedge Nov 2020 OP

K&R! SheltieLover Nov 2020 #1

Without knowing that the owner requested the tow, this story could be interpreted the opposite hlthe2b Nov 2020 #2

I don't understand what you are saying. ret5hd Nov 2020 #7

Really? hlthe2b Nov 2020 #10

I wasn't maliciously asking... I didn't understand. ret5hd Nov 2020 #13

No problem. I didn't realize I was being unclear. hlthe2b Nov 2020 #14

Should the people involved started videoing earlier? ret5hd Nov 2020 #16

Added a simple phrase to the tweet! hlthe2b Nov 2020 #27

Apparently some have been lucky enough to never have had their vehicle towed against their will mr_lebowski Nov 2020 #93

You ahve to show your ID and/or AAA card obamanut2012 Nov 2020 #19

Sometimes LEO engage these same local tow operators that AAA contracts. hlthe2b Nov 2020 #29

Well just for clarification. It is not for sure he was an independent contractor DLCWIdem Nov 2020 #80

Read AAA's statement down stream. He was a contractor, as are MOST AAA tow operators. hlthe2b Nov 2020 #81

Your objections seem without any justification. The service was paid for without stupid reservations olegramps Nov 2020 #38

BULLSHIT hlthe2b Nov 2020 #39

Thanks I appreciate that. I am not surprised. olegramps Nov 2020 #65

Maybe I can spell this out in a more understandable fashion ... mr_lebowski Nov 2020 #95

That was my first thought........ Bengus81 Nov 2020 #75

This is a memo from AAA riversedge Nov 2020 #8

Good on AAA. I'm not denying the importance of the story--just that sans any context nor video hlthe2b Nov 2020 #12

agree. I actually searched for a story (my searching skills are in need of practice), then riversedge Nov 2020 #17

I totally agree with you left-of-center2012 Nov 2020 #25

Glad to Rebl2 Nov 2020 #35

AAA has a contract with each of their customers to provide emergency service when needed. pazzyanne Nov 2020 #41

Well thanks for this post it reminded me that we were never reimbursed for a towing fee that we... usaf-vet Nov 2020 #88

Well, I just called AAA myself, before I saw this post immediately above, with the memo PatrickforO Nov 2020 #58

Most certainly should be included in the OP. JohnnyRingo Nov 2020 #67

That's not how AAA works. we can do it Nov 2020 #76

AAA contracts tow operators who also tow for the general public. These are not AAA employees hlthe2b Nov 2020 #77

You aren't the only one kcr Nov 2020 #90

Thank you... It seems I've incited a need to argue for the heck of it. Maybe a stress relief hlthe2b Nov 2020 #91

As a geezer with white hair let me assure DU not NoMoreRepugs Nov 2020 #3

Yeah Geezers! Dave in VA Nov 2020 #20

I grew my hair so long that the other end came out. iscooterliberally Nov 2020 #64

You're a geezer with white hair? I'm a white haired duffer... LuckyCharms Nov 2020 #60

Okay... MontanaMama Nov 2020 #68

I may have lied about being a duffer... LuckyCharms Nov 2020 #69

I am a 56 year old woman and MontanaMama Nov 2020 #72

Noooo....it only works for men. LuckyCharms Nov 2020 #79

OMG! MontanaMama Nov 2020 #84

Um.. Maiden, Matron, Crone? nt. druidity33 Nov 2020 #98

At least you have hair... paleotn Nov 2020 #63

I seem to be storing more and more of mine trc Nov 2020 #73

Ha! Same. What the hell is up with that? paleotn Nov 2020 #89

Now Trump cultists are telling AAA they will be terminating their contracts.. riversedge Nov 2020 #4

Well if I were AAA durablend Nov 2020 #6

😃😃😃😃 montana_hazeleyes Nov 2020 #28

Good catch! nt pazzyanne Nov 2020 #42

Typo malaise Nov 2020 #50

It doesn't look like this person you flagged is a Trump cultist. phylny Nov 2020 #31

Blow hot, Stalled. There's NO WAY AAA would allow bigoted towers Hortensis Nov 2020 #40

AAA's response: dalton99a Nov 2020 #5

Lost the election and lost his contract with AAA all in one week RAB910 Nov 2020 #9

Cackle Cackle- nt Piasladic Nov 2020 #36

Just joined AAA two weeks ago. They give me four 100 mile tows per year. Roisin Ni Fiachra Nov 2020 #11

My wife and I have been members for three decades. MineralMan Nov 2020 #47

Yes, the savings on just one tow can be very substantial. Roisin Ni Fiachra Nov 2020 #55

AAA is well worth it SCantiGOP Nov 2020 #62

this close to President-elect llashram Nov 2020 #15

This Is Just Stupid erpowers Nov 2020 #18

He isn't a AAA employee. He works for/owns a towing company. davsand Nov 2020 #21

All money is green exboyfil Nov 2020 #22

I don't think tow truck drivers for AAA work for AAA Renew Deal Nov 2020 #23

AAA has a contract with companies to execute their contracts with customers. pazzyanne Nov 2020 #46

I agree Renew Deal Nov 2020 #54

One of my worst experiences was getting towed... Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2020 #24

I hope there was/is a social media site with Ilsa Nov 2020 #37

I looked for towing companies in Huber Heights OH... Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2020 #43

Wow, what an experience. Ilsa Nov 2020 #82

Not a AAA driver left-of-center2012 Nov 2020 #26

AAA has a contract with companies to execute their contracts with customers. pazzyanne Nov 2020 #48

He didn't lose his job that I can see. cwydro Nov 2020 #56

Which could be a large account, but yeah not fired. Bengus81 Nov 2020 #78

He put the triple asshole into AAA. Doodley Nov 2020 #30

River Edge has a contract with AAA Sanity Claws Nov 2020 #32

More complete information Sanity Claws Nov 2020 #33

Tow truck drivers are often not employees, Scruffy1 Nov 2020 #44

So, if a non-AAA driver calls Rivers Edge for a tow, they will still send this idiot out Tanuki Nov 2020 #59

This message was self-deleted by its author sl8 Nov 2020 #34

This post is something trump would tweet. No kacekwl Nov 2020 #45

The difference is DUers research to find the facts. pazzyanne Nov 2020 #49

I agree that more context would be better. nsd Nov 2020 #52

If you are really interested in the post - just tap it and it will open in Twitter womanofthehills Nov 2020 #53

They are not AAA employees. AAA contracts with towing companies. Fla Dem Nov 2020 #51

Damn, that kid filming has one of the most annoying voices ever. cwydro Nov 2020 #57

Never had a problem with AAA tow truck guys, as a matter of fact they're usually Liberal In Texas Nov 2020 #61

I am so glad he was fired pandr32 Nov 2020 #66

He wasnt fired. He just lost his AAA contract jobs. Liberal In Texas Nov 2020 #70

I've had AAA for 30 years. MontanaMama Nov 2020 #71

AAA supported George Bush (if I remember correctly). There are other options: rwsanders Nov 2020 #74

There is a difference between a AAA employee and an independent contractor's employee. njhoneybadger Nov 2020 #83

I tweeted for about the 4th time in my life!!!! nt LAS14 Nov 2020 #85

Even though he's been fired, I think this should follow him around for a while. BobTheSubgenius Nov 2020 #86

I wonder if he is in a red state? treestar Nov 2020 #92

Truck says Oregon on the door (nt) mr_lebowski Nov 2020 #94

They dealt with it and AAA has rescued me a number of times. BrightKnight Nov 2020 #87

Hey pal, the AAA ain't the KKK Blue Owl Nov 2020 #96

Rt.. Bye Felicia.. rather be brainwashed Cha Nov 2020 #97

I had AAA for 2 years, and used them twice. BOTH times their system Lisa0825 Nov 2020 #99